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Episode 0509

11/6/2025 – 21 Cents A Day Saves An iRacer – Episode 0509

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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Show Introduction

On today’s show we will close out the 2025 IRLP Fantasy NASCAR League, take a deep dive into the big problem with sim racing, which driver credits iRacing for his race finish at Phoenix, is there a fix coming for the current FPS issues?, what is Next Gen FFB?, Has Asetek left you confused, take a tour of Sim Lab’s warehouse and Black Friday deals already?

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Topics

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1400208402110720&id=100063647199806&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=x54I3sfny6zHGFKp#

A New Perspective On Off-Tracks

https://boxthislap.org/iracing-a-new-perspective-on-off-tracks/

Take Advantage Of These Discounts

https://www.iracing.com/blackfriday

USE CODE

PR-BFEM252Y

A Problem Some Won’t Admit

Gamer Muscle argues that high-end sim racing equipment is at a point of diminishing returns and cannot fix fundamental flaws in simulator software.

Blame on Content Creators The video concludes by placing some blame on YouTubers and influencers (including himself) for creating a “religious hyperfixation” on minor differences between equipment through endless reviews, which distracts the community from the more important software issues [11:44].

The “Elephant in the Room” The central argument is that expensive sim racing hardware, such as direct drive wheels and motion rigs, cannot magically fix fundamental physics or force feedback issues within the simulator software [00:35]. The hardware is beholden to the reality of the simulator’s code.

Hardware Exposes Software Flaws The speaker contends that high-end equipment, like a costly direct drive wheel, doesn’t make a sim more realistic; instead, it often serves to emphasize or “describe” the existing flaws in the software [02:14]. For example, in a popular sim like iRacing, the hardware merely highlights the need to drive preemptively due to the car’s unrealistic behavior at the limit [01:21].

The Analogy of Diminishing Returns The video uses a hi-fi audio analogy to explain the concept: if you play “white noise” on a £100,000 stereo, the result will still be white noise—”garbage in, garbage out” [03:55], meaning the quality of the software is paramount. The speaker notes that high-end DD wheels are now deep into the “carbon fiber hockey stick zone” of diminishing returns, where improvements are minimal [08:07].

Focus on Software Improvement Instead of new hardware, the focus should be on improving the fundamental racing simulator software, such as how tires behave at the limit, balancing cars in slip, and developing better online ranking systems [08:17].

A Call for Software-Centric DD Wheels The speaker suggests that the future direction for direct drive wheels should be in telemetry-based force feedback and advanced software features (e.g., understeer effects) that can complement the sim, rather than endless minor motor technology tweaks [10:07].

Jimmy Broadbent: Sim To Reality

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQcMiJfgjIK/?igsh=MWxmMnk3NzU0ODRjeA%3D%3D

I Raced With SVG

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQgdhZ_ERYb/?igsh=NHJydmxidm84aDll

Christmas Is Around The Corner

https://simracelife.com/products/ask-about-my-rig-t-shirt

How Many NM And Why

The Core Problem: Sim vs. Reality

The creator, drawing on his real-world karting and GT driving experience, explains that sim racing does not perfectly replicate the forces of real driving [01:48].

  • Real-World Racing: Drivers feel crucial feedback (e.g., tire load, slip, and weight transfer) intuitively through sustained G-forces and vibrations [02:04].
  • Sim Racing: Since sustained G-forces are absent, the steering wheel’s force feedback (FFB) shaft is the main source of input for feeling the car’s load [04:47]. Sim racing often simulates this load by making the wheel feel unrealistically heavy, which requires more powerful wheelbases [05:16].

The Power Paradox

The video contrasts low-power wheelbases (e.g., the Turtle Beach Velocity 1 at ~3 Nm, which is deemed not enough for serious racing [01:17]) with high-end wheelbases (25–39 Nm).

  • Hardware vs. Software: The main argument is that while direct drive hardware has advanced quickly, the sim software has not kept pace [06:01].
  • Inconsistent Experience: Running a very powerful wheelbase often leads to a poor experience because different sim titles (like iRacing, LMU, or ACC) handle the load differently [06:40]. This forces the user to constantly dial in and limit the output in the software, which can be a “headache” [09:26].
  • Fatigue and Unrealism: Running high power can make the driving experience unrealistically difficult and fatiguing. Real-world GT cars, which use power steering, are often smooth and controlled, not a constant physical fight [07:35].

The Case for Mid-Range Sim Gear

The speaker suggests that mid-range wheelbases, like those in the 8-10 Nm range, are often the best all-rounders [09:01].

  • Simplicity: Mid-range wheels can be run at 100% power with minimal setup effort, providing a good experience with few configuration headaches [09:34].
  • Value: The price gap between powerful direct drive wheelbases (21 Nm) and lower-powered belt/gear-driven wheels (5 Nm) is shrinking, which will tempt more users toward high-power gear [11:46].

The video concludes that while more power can be better, it is not strictly necessary [08:26] and often introduces more complexity than a good mid-range wheelbase.

Sim Racing Is No Longer Fit For Purpose

The term “sim racing” is no longer fit for purpose because the hobby has grown into a massive spectrum of conflicting interests [00:23]. The creator suggests that when one person says “sim racing,” they are often thinking of something completely different from someone else [00:37].

The spectrum of sim racing with three primary focuses:

  • Esports (Ultimate Performance)
    • This group aims for the ultimate exploitation of getting a virtual car around a virtual track as fast as possible [01:41].
    • Realism can be sacrificed for speed through exploiting track limits and setups [01:50].
    • The focus is on reducing variables, meaning they are often not interested in features like motion rigs or VR, which can introduce distractions or inconsistencies [05:42]. The video notes that some world champions will even drive in third-person view for better track limit exploitation [06:51].
  • Puritan Racing (Pure Wheel-to-Wheel Competition)
    • This focus is on the core, addictive rush of clean, wheel-to-wheel racing and competition, trying to outwit and overtake opponents [02:28].
    • The speaker notes this was his original perspective, where he focused on consistency and reducing variables to lap every time within a tenth of a second [04:58].
  • Ultra Immersion & Emotion
    • This group prioritizes a raw, powerful, and emotive experience over lap times [04:13].
    • This involves investing in high-end gear like six-degrees-of-freedom (6DOF) motion rigs and powerful wheelbases to physically feel the car [04:25].
    • A subset of this group seeks ultra realism, demanding the most accurate sounds, detailed car interiors, and strictly driving from a cockpit view [06:36].

C Fixed Prepared Me For This Moment!

How To Get Started

Well…How Long?

Down For A Bit

Schedule Voting Time

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87908/2026-season-1-schedule/p1

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87906/2026-season-1-schedule/p1

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87907/2026-season-1-schedule/p1

Who Was Faster?

Dad ended up being a little less than a tenth quicker!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQps823Esu_/?igsh=MTRxOGoxazEzbWNkZg%3D%3D

Team Redline And Coanda Grab Opening Wins

https://www.iracing.com/bmw-m-team-redline-coanda-esports-claim-imsa-esports-global-championship-class-wins-at-road-atlanta

Possible Fix Coming #SOON

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87938

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/743612#Comment_743612

Free Swag!

PRI Sim Racing Arena Is Back

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQZ8JjuiezS/?igsh=ZXVwdXl0eXM5cGJ5

Winter iRacing NASCAR Series Returns

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87904/winter-iracing-nascar-series-wins-returns-for-2025

 Suzuka 1000km

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/88095/2025-suzuka-1000-km

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-november-4-to-november-10-2025

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Elk 6DOF Gforce Motion

https://www.wowoelk.com/index/index/index

Qubic QS-H13 Seat mover

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQPYl1CiZOj/?igsh=OTRxZnZ3MW9jcWIx

FFB 2.0 = New Daily Driver

VRS Next Gen FFB

https://www.instagram.com/the_realvrs/p/DQrLfUuDYtY

ARK Dynamics At The Sim Racing Expo

Asetek Has Left Me Confused

SPARCO At Walmart?

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sparco-008011ZNR-Circuit-II-Carbon-QRT-Racing-Seat-Black/1540634647

MOZA R25

Wave Lynx 2.0

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQWqeVxCI0r/?igsh=Mmw5a3B4cTByZ25h

Sim Labs Warehouse Tour

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1FZJ2aJ1by/

Martini Racing By ASR

Stage 1 Pro Simulator

Custom Red Bull Sim Rig

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – NiS – Phoenix

  • David – P5
  • Chris – P 14. Top split. Went a lap down after staying out late under green flag stops hoping for a caution. P14 for a SOF of 4500 is not too bad. The NiS season ends with my first 2 career wins, 6th place in points for Div 2, and a 4000 iR. I want to thank Premier Racing Set-ups, iRacers Lounge Team, and Sim Wraps for a great season. Already thinking of the Daytona 500 in Feb. 

Official Series

Ring Meister

  • Mike – P bought the new car the Audi 90 GTO first race top split started dead last 28th made my way up to finish P 13. What a fun powerful car one of the best experiences I’ve ever had on Iracing love it.
    • Start a dead last 23rd out of 23 got to fifth by the end of lap one but then later I stuffed it in the wall and fell back to finish P9 still a fantastic first lap man that’s a blast
    • Started dead last again P 22 finish P4. I got blisters on my hands and had to wear gloves this time.
    • Started fourth got the third wrecked myself in the banking U-turn thing. Fell back to ninth recovered ⅖.
    • Start at seventh going up the hill I tried to pass a guy on the right ended up in the grass trying not to hit him and then I was slow as the people came rushing by I got creamed DNF
    • P2

IMSA

  • Hall – P4 high finish at monza
  • Brad W – P12 – Wrecked Monza – What looked to be an ok race ended early on when a car was turned behind me coming into the hairpin only to slide and hit me. Leaving me with 9 minutes of damage. This track hates me.

League / Hosted Races

IRLP Winter Series

Week One – Daytona

  • David – P3
  • Justin – P2
  • Brad – P17 Was running in p3 when iRacing decided to lose connection. Again, never dropped from Discord or any other internet based application. Came back and was two laps down but had two speeding penalties after that. I had a great time driving and trying to solve all of NASCARs problems.
  • Chris – P11
  • Greg -P5
  • John – P21
  • Kris – P19

Grass Roots Racing 

GTP/GT3 League – Monza Endurance Race

  • William W –  P4 – Maybe had a chance for 2nd but I took tires like a dummy on the first stop. Cold track had no wear. Came out of pits about 4 seconds ahead of 3rd and 4th but spun it in turn 1 on the out lap. Lost about 8 seconds and dropped to fourth. They started to fight and I thought I could catch them but a lapped car got in the way and I lost the draft. Was never close after that until the end of the race. Good result but sabotaged myself from better. 
  • Brad W – P Last I think. I had a horrible qualifying and started very deep in the field. I was pushing very hard to try and gain some spots early on and just ran out of talent. Lost the car and took out some other drivers as well. I’m in a rut that is making this not as much fun as it used to be.
  • David – P ya’ll tell me the damn schedule!

Elbows Out Racing League (LMP2 and GT3 Wednesday Nights)

  • William- P13 – got wrecked on lap 7. Was running 6th and got a huge run on 5th out of ascari. Went to what would have been inside of parabolica and he decided he was going to squeeze me. I did come off the right shoulder slightly so not sure how the stewards will see it but it was just silly racing by that guy. I had caught him by 3 seconds over the last 4 laps and there was no way pass wouldn’t have finished by the end of the straight before iRacing glue took over and I flew into the wall. 

Final Thoughts

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  1. 21 cents a day saves an iRacer

Description

On today’s show we will close out the 2025 IRLP Fantasy NASCAR League, take a deep dive into the big problem with sim racing, which driver credits iRacing for his race finish at Phoenix, is there a fix coming for the current FPS issues?, what is Next Gen FFB?, Has Asetek left you confused, take a tour of Sim Lab’s warehouse and Black Friday deals already?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

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Episode 0508-

10/30/2025 – The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow – Episode 0508

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show, what is the truth about realism, physics and fun in sim racing, we’ll discuss more new hardware from the Sim Racing Expo, ask “Why is it never sunny in iRacing?”, have you ever wanted to stress test a wheel?, are seat haptics the next level of immersion? and see what pure racing art is.

And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..

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Topics

Why So Gray?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87811/why-are-so-many-races-mostly-cloudy-or-overcast

Can I Get Double Points?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87706/entries-being-doubled-on-the-in-sim-ui-dropbox-tabs

How To: Black Boxes

The Truth About Realism, Physics, …

Ta-Tas For The Win

@robinann8907

Thank you so much to every single person that joined to race and also donate to such an amazing cause! @A.J. Stevens We are beyond blessed to have such an amazing community of people! #iracing #breastcancerawareness #racingforawareness #simracing #community

♬ Powerful songs like action movie music – Tansa

AJ and I started helping with charity races, in our iRacing community, at the beginning of 2025. AJ broadcasts them on his Youtube channel and I will generally race or help with race control.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and I thought it would be a great way to raise funds for the Susan G Komen foundation. So, with the help of AJ and some of our friends, I came up with the Ta-Ta-Dega 200. We ran 75 laps at Talladega in the NASCAR Trucks. 

It was so much fun and we had an amazing turn out. I made a goal of $1000, that I thought was over reaching, but we hit that goal! I even agreed that if I hit 30 paid entries, I would dye my hair pink. Which ended up happening and now I have pink hair for the month! Even with some cautions, the racing was awesome! We had 37 out of 45 drivers finish on the lead lap. 

Our event had payouts for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. As well as a prize for best paint scheme. I wanted to see a field of pink trucks and thought that would be an incentive- which it was. The sea of pink was so fun! Those who won prize money, ended up donating it back to the cause. 

We will be doing this again in October 2026. Our goal will increase to $2000 and we have other plans in mind depending on how many drivers we get. 

-Robin Stevens

Stevens Motorsports 

Robinann8907  (TT) 

This Was Why We All Said NO!

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/741035#Comment_741035

IMSA Esports Global Championship Returns

WOO Pro Series Returns

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-world-of-outlaws-unveil-all-new-pro-series-format-for-2025-26-season

Sim Racing Expo Attendance #s

Festival FF1600

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87671/2025-iracing-ff1600-festival

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-brscc-iracing-ff1600-festival-special-event-2025

This week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-october-28-to-november-3-2025/

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

FOV Versus Clarity

Note from David – This video is only releavent if you have a Pimax Super wide, but he essentially says he prefers a sharper picture and better frame rate over a extreeme wide field of view, stating that the Far wide view wont make much difference in your Situational Awareness.

The Boldest Wheel

Morad, D-Box And Advance Sim Racing

296 Dash By EP Lab

Mantis Velo – Wind Sim

Has One Company Broke Sim Racing?

Conspit CCP EVO Pedals

Too Much Or Next Level?

Bavarian Sim Tech Omega Pro 2 

One Tough Wheel

Broc Feeney’s Sim Rig

Take Advantage

Mass Effect Haptic Feedback

https://masseffects.net/features/

Why Won’t He Be Buying Savu?

Most Affordable Cube Controls Wheel

Gravideck GT35 Motion Simulator

https://gravideck.com/en/racing/

SHH Simulation 3DOF Motion System

https://www.shiftershh.com/en/4-cog-shh-3dof-motion-system

Immersion Overload

https://shop.sensithaptics.com/products/mtc-p

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Sunday Fixed- NiS – Martinsville

  • Mike- P dequeued out on lap 178 out of 250 with only 50 second damage. None of the caution or incidents were caused by me. Absolutely none.

Wednesday Open -NiS – Phoenix

  • Kyle – P IDK car was strong and hooked up. Not much happened until around 90 laps in and my computer started lagging, causing my pedals not to respond and I was full throttle and steered hard right into turn 1 to avoid taking out another car in front of me. Ruined my race. A NEW PC BUILD IN COMING VERY SOON.
  • David – P wrecked, as i come back for this finale to find that same dumb shits doing to the same stupid shit.

Thursday Open- NiS – Phoenix

  • Mike- P11- basically ran top five the first half of the race after that my frames per a second cut in half and gradually got as low as 12 frames per second at the end of the race almost impossible to run like that I did get trapped a lap down under a green flag stops. I fought really hard for that lucky dog and held it for the longest time. Never got that but eventually a caution where I could get a wave around back to the lead lap and just drove it home after that.
  • David – P 3, caution after long runs right as I was in the pits, got to line up 3rd.  Had a 5th place car, late caution took 2 tires, dominant car panics cause justin is in front of him with older tires and loops it.  Couple of restarts later I focus on having a good enough restart to protect Justin’s lead on a 3 lap run.  He was the faster of us.
  • Justin – P1 Thank you Mikey I wouldn’t have won this race without you. I was heading down pit road and I toggled the tires from 4 to 2 tire stop cause you told me too which put me in the lead and that’s all I needed was track postion. Proud of my teammate david for getting a podium.  

Official Series

Ring Meister

  • Mike – P Pontiac solstice top split started 22nd out of 25 drove it up to finish P9. What a great run.
    • Start at 11th got the fourth then got in a tussle and put back the ninth drove back up to sixth. Fighting hard for fifth I overdid it on the final straight away and basically bounced off the guy causing him to spit out gave him many apologies over the radio my bad.
    • Then Sunday night I run one and somehow I’m going backwards instead of forward, but it was people try to pass me in the bad spots. We ended up reckon. DNF
    • Moving to the Kia Optima, I stuffed it in the wall after hitting the curbs on about turn three and kill the engine
    • Made it further about almost a lap before I hit the curb again and killed the engine by hitting the wall
    • Started second finish, P7 got wrecked from behind once spun down into the wall, spent another time by myself, but still rally to finish Seven 
    • Started fifth got as high as fourth and then due to several incidents I had I fell back to finish P seventh. It was a wreck fast and I’m happy to survive several different scenarios.
    • Started P2 got wrecked out pretty quickly when somebody tried to pass me and vulnerable area, and I ended up in the wall
    • Started at fifth and didn’t get too far before I made a mistake and killed the car
    •    Started second had a good strong start for about half a lap and then spun it out somehow in high considered it on the curb didn’t wreck the car but couldn’t get the car off the curb at all

GT challenge series fixed

  • Mike- p10. At Sebring had a pretty good race just a little bit slower than the other others.

IMSA

  • Brad W – P12 Mexico City – We should not race here…plain and simple. Horrible track for mixed class sportscar series.
  • William –  P4. Lost a little speed from my two league races here, but found most of it by the lap 8 or 9. Slow quali. I was definitely faster than P3, but it’s so hard to pass here. Had nothing for P1, 5k guy. Everyone hates this track, but I’m really starting love it, just wish it wasn’t quite so hard to pass. 

ARCA

  • John. K – P14. Raced Chicagoland. I really like this car at Chicagoland. About halfway through I hit the wall coming out of turn 4 and damaged the right front. Can’t really pit in these races since there are no yellows to get laps back. That ruined any chance of a good finish. 

League / Hosted Races

Roush E-Sports Mustang GT4 @ Road Atlanta

  • Brad = P14 and p11. I try to do these events when I can. In race one I screwed up qualifying bad and started p20. I had avoided a few early spins but was collected in a multicar wreck coming out of the hairpin on lap 1. I was able to drive up to p14 by the end of the 15 laps race. Started p14 for second race and was able to drive up to p7 at the highest but did not have the speed to stay there. I was running p8 coming to the checkers and over drove the last chicane and lost the car and finished p11. Extremely angry at myself. The next one for me will be the annual RFK Holiday Showdown in December.

Grass Roots Racing 

GTP/GT3 League – Mexico City Sprint Race

  • William W –  P1!!!!!! I know I said its all about getting better, but man is it nice to get the top spot again. I’ve had a pretty good year results wise overall, but wins have been few and far between. Mexico is a tough track for non-forumla cars. I started 2nd with Will Weaver on the pole. Followed him for about 22 laps as its soooo hard to pass here if you don’t have a lot more pace than the guy you’re racing. Will pit a lap before me as he almost spun coming out of the last turn and just looped it into the pits. I pit the next lap and between that and my stop was able to have a 4s gap on him once everything cycled. Unfortunately Will spun on the next lap trying to deal with a lapped car. From that point it was just cruising home and not making a mistake as I had about a 12 second lead on the next car. Race was a bit rough with it being new and pretty tough. You could tell who had practice and who hadn’t. Not a lot of bad driving but a lot of lapped traffic problems.
  • Brad W – P last. Was wrecked twice in the first lap. Hoping a few drivers settle down or it’s going to be a long season. See comments from IMSA race about my feelings on this track.
  • David – P last,  practiced for 1.5 hours to learn track, got loose in the S’s on first lap not even trying to run hard, and at that point was just to mad at self to continue a lap down on the whole field.

Elbows Out Racing League (LMP2 and GT3 Wednesday Nights)

  • William- P2!! (Possibly P1 after penalties but that won’t be announced until Saturday) Put it on Pole by mistake. Was able to run up front for a minute but was having to deal with the back of the LMP2 field even after leaving a 6 second gap. This meant I didn’t get to put much of a gap at all on P2, who honestly was faster. At about lap 7 he was following me through the second esses and got a much better run than I did and tapped my rear, sent me into the wall and gave me minor wheel damage. Wheel was about 20 off center and was losing about .2 a lap. Able to tough it out until pit stops staying about 4 seconds behind 1st and 2nd. Used quick repair and came out in 4th. 2nd had a problem and then passed the new P2 on track. Great result. Might pick up the win if they penalize the leader for the contact, but if not still a great result. I think I’m really starting to like this track, too bad everyone else absolutely despises it. 

Final Thoughts

Words Spoken in Closing Audio Clip -“”Thank you for listening to the iRacers Lounge podcast make sure to go subscribe to us on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Google Play, Facebook & Twitter, See You On The Track .” 

TITLE

  1. The sun will come out tomorrow

Description

On today’s show, what is the truth about realism, physics and fun in sim racing, we’ll discuss more new hardware from the Sim Racing Expo, ask “Why is it never sunny in iRacing?”, have you ever wanted to stress test a wheel?, are seat haptics the next level of immersion? and see what pure racing art is.

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

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Hosts:

Mike Ellis – https://x.com/mikedeanellis

David Hall – https://x.com/dmixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus

Donnie Spiker – https://www.instagram.com/spikerman19/

Brad Wrenn – https://x.com/bradwrenn

John Kerley – https://x.com/KerleyJohnE

Justin Pearson – https://www.facebook.com/justin.pearson.5811

Bobby Jonas – https://x.com/bjonas71

William Westbrook – https://www.facebook.com/william.westbrook.35

Links:

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Episode 0507

10/23/2025 – Where Did My Frames Go? – Episode 0507

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we will get you up to speed on the ADAC Sim Racing Expo, see if you have fallen into the iRating trap, Greg tries iRacing Arcade, there is another active shifter coming to the market, is Thermaltake really making sim gear, Sim Lab announces their new wheel base and does your DDU size really matter?

And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..

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Topics

Sim To Reality

Give Me My Frames Back

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86431/dramatic-frame-loss-while-racing-over-time-down-to-14-from-80/p1

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/739949#Comment_739949

Where Did It Go?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87397/so-whats-going-on-with-the-beetle-lite

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87337/beetle-lites-retired-mid-season

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87403/volkswagen-beetle-lite-update

They Found It

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87533/2025-season-4-patch-3-hotfix-1-release-notes-2025-10-17-01

Respect…Nothing But Respect

Have You Seen This?

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1483985083293454&id=100050459293900&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=fPqsfpxIt697TAHE#

More FPS Issues

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87475/fps-problems-since-the-start-of-the-season-4

Have You Fallen Into The iRating Trap?

Everyone chases iRating… but what if that number isn’t what makes you faster? In this video, I dive into the truth behind iRating, how it works, why it controls so many drivers, and how to finally look at it in a healthy, productive way. Whether you’re stuck in 2k, climbing to 4k, or just starting iRacing, this video will change how you see progress forever. Learn how to stop obsessing over your iRating, focus on real skill improvement, and enjoy racing again

The Best Thing About The Sim Racing Expo

Greg Tries iRacing Arcade

Roush E-Sports Mustang GT4 Race

https://discord.gg/duCDJyqR

MX-500 Special Event

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-iracing-martinsville-mx-500-special-event-2025/

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-october-21-to-october-27-2025/

Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Crazy Or Not?

Wilson Gloves

https://www.wilsonimpex.com

The Donald Has Been Updated

Driven Dynamix Prime

Simperior Mini

ASR And Novus Simulators

BDH Active Shifter

GO Skeleton By Getail Design

Something Is Off Here

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1483025663389396&id=100050459293900&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=HJaJPm6IU57k1KLV#

Magnetic DDU Mount

@simfire_official

🔥 V2 IS HERE! 🔥 We have listened to your feedback… V2 NOW RELEASED! Featuring a stronger, more rigid design with much less flex overall – a quicker and easier way of mounting/dismounting and still as much adjustability as before! A quick and easy way of mounting and removing your Dashboard / DDU on your Sim Racing Rig, solving the problem of having to manually unscrew it each time. Featuring a universal wheelbase bracket that is compatible with most wheelbases on the market, including: Fanatec, Simagic, Simucube, Moza and more! Dashboard / DDU bracket is also universally designed to suit as many DDU’s as possible, with height and angle adjustments and a super-strong N52 magnet to keep it secure. Easily snap your DDU in and out of the mount in seconds! Easily removable with Magnetic release Height Adjustable Angle Adjustable Universal wheelbase bracket Mounting hardware included (excludes Simucube/VRS/OSW etc style bolts) * MOUNT ONLY. DASHBOARD NOT INCLUDED * #simracing #simrace #simracer #racingsim #simfire

♬ NOW OR NEVER – TKANDZ & CXSPER

Stay in Your Lane

ASR Adjustable Wheel Deck

New Gear From Simagic

From Track To Sim

DDX By Sim Lab

https://sim-lab.eu/en-us/pages/simlab_ddx_direct_drive_wheelbase

When You Want To Go Big

Asetek Dual Mode Shifter

Solpec Terra LX

Tours Of The Sim Racing Expo

Best Value In Sim Racing

The Next Generation Belt Tensioner

Cube Controls Taurus Wheel

Sabelt Seats

MOZA Issues

@travis_racing_world

#mozaracing Moza sucks #do not buy #simracing #injury #corprategreed

♬ original sound – Sim racing guide

Simagic Zeus Preview

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Sunday Open- NiS – Talladega

  • Justin – P3
  • Tom – P1

Sunday Fixed- NiS – Talladega

  • Mike- P6 was leading with three to go and got wrecked when I went to block the middle lane. They went around me. I got sucked backwards through the middle when the outside lane came down they came across my nose from there on. I got multiple wrecks I had over 10 minutes damage three green white checkers had to pit on the final green white checker for fuel restarted 15th somehow someway finish P6 with over 10 minutes damage we’ll take it.
  • Chris – P wrecked while leading near the end
  • Tom – P3
  • John- p5

Wednesday Open -NiS – Martinsville

  • Chris – P 10. Got a weird black flag for passing before the line when I was told to pass a lap car. Got my lap back. GWC restarted P6 then bedlam…. Finished P10 after getting in a wreck … everyone was wrecking 

Thursday Open- NiS – Martinsville

  • Mike- Pdnf. Got incidental contact with no damage for 10 incident points and then at lab 30. I’m on the inside and the guy on the outside tries to get in behind me and he runs into the back of me and basically right hooked me into the wall.  Car not drivable I had to park it.  

Official Series

Gen 4

  • Ellis – P qualify at 18th out of 20 and work my way up to the top five as high as P4, but finished P6 in top split will take it
    • Which weeks over to Vegas top split 21 cars. Qualified 10th and finish P 11 got what I deserved. I ran out of tires near the end.

Ring Meister

  • Mike – P in the Pontiac solstice started P7 and finish P2 just didn’t have enough time to get to the leader great race
    • Started at nine got up to second and then spawn all by myself on the final corner before the long straight. I have no idea what I was doing fell back to 12th and then recovered to finish P9.
    • Started at 11th eventually got to fourth final lap, catching the guy in front of me. I catch him on the final straight drafting draft by him into the final corners to finish P3. Nice podium.  
    • Started 14th got to the lead by the end of lap one there were four cars fighting for the lead for a while. Eventually, we got down to two I was leading coming into the long straight he drafted by me perfectly. I couldn’t do anything and gave up the win and finished P2. I think I’m learning you can’t be leading at the end. Shout out to listener who recognized me in the race George Lee, four. 
    • Then I started 29th out of 30 and top split. Move my way up pretty quick and got as high as 16th, but finished P 18 got dumped at the end in a chicken fight at the end of the long straight but still creeped at home to finish with a black flag meatball

IMSA

  • Brad W – P9 LeMans Started p7 but had a huge screen freeze on lap 2 that dropped me from 5th to 12th. I noticed I was getting stutters in practice with the Discord Overlay on. I turned that off and they went away. Come to find out my front haptics USB kept disconnecting/reconnecting and this was causing the freezes. I turned them off and it cleared up. Really strange though. I was off pace from the get go but never able to gain any positions back except due to wrecks ahead and others getting penalties. I need to get the car comfortable in a few sectors to make time.
  • William –  P8- Ran the same timeslot as Brad. Top split and I was one of three people under 3k IR. Messed up quali and started dead last. But still I was embarrassingly slow. 3 seconds off fast guys, a second of ones near me. I have no idea where my pace went when I was just here. I haven’t had a lot of time in the sim over the past 2 weeks so i guess there was some rust, but this was bad. Started P16 and the P8 top split would normally be a good result, but this wasn’t good. 

League / Hosted Races

Grass Roots Racing 

GTP/GT3 League – LeMans Sprint Race

  • Brad W – P18 overall p6 in class. Just like the IMSA officials, I’m struggling with pace this week. The car was ok till pitting and after that I lost it in the Porsche Curves. Had to pit for a fast repair, just glad that it was light showing for Pro Drivers.
  • David – P 6 of 12, was slowest gtp, but didn’t make mistakes

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – chris McGuire hosted B car at Daytona was leading the race with three to go when the guy pushing me, was pushing through the corner and touched the apron and ended up taking me out. This was after he did the same thing that several other people was surprised when the admin did not remove him from the race called him out over the radio
    • Then the next night supercar is at Michigan I’m in the lead pack bottom lane front row, and some bonehead goes down below the white and then at the end of the street. He just pushes up into me and takes us all out.  The admin didn’t remove him immediately, and so I verbally gave him a lashing.  It’s ridiculous that people think that’s acceptable even in a hosted race.  

Final Thoughts

Words Spoken in Closing Audio Clip -“”Thank you for listening to the iRacers Lounge podcast make sure to go subscribe to us on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Google Play, Facebook & Twitter, See You On The Track .” 

TITLE

  1. Where did my frames go?

Description

On today’s show we will get you up to speed on the ADAC Sim Racing Expo, see if you have fallen into the iRating trap, Greg tries iRacing Arcade, there is another active shifter coming to the market, is Thermaltake really making sim gear, Sim Lab announces their new wheel base and does your DDU size really matter?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – https://x.com/mikedeanellis

David Hall – https://x.com/dmixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus

Donnie Spiker – https://www.instagram.com/spikerman19/

Brad Wrenn – https://x.com/bradwrenn

John Kerley – https://x.com/KerleyJohnE

Justin Pearson – https://www.facebook.com/justin.pearson.5811

Bobby Jonas – https://x.com/bjonas71

William Westbrook – https://www.facebook.com/william.westbrook.35

Links:

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Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

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Episode 0506

10/16/2025 – Be A Maverick – Episode 0506

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we sit down with Brett Neupert from Maverick Simulations, find out what was fixed in the 2025 Season 4 Patch 3, is there something wrong with the trees, NASCAR 25 is out, with an AI spotter?, it’s Q4 and we have hardware galore being announced and can you feel the wind?

And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..

TITLE SPONSOR READ:

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Special Guest

Brett Neupert

https://mavericksimulations.com/

Topics

Maverick Simulations

iRacing Arcade Tracks In iRacing?

Feel The Wind

A note from David – “I didn’t even notice the wind as the belt tensioner was the real highlight of this rig.”

More Exciting With AI Commentary?

iRacing Arcade At The Petit LeMans

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-arcade-celebrates-demo-release-with-max-esterson-partnership-at-petit-le-mans

The Cartoon Version Of iRacing?

@realjohncop

They turned iRacing into a cartoon and it’s awesome 🥹 #iracingarcade #iracing #simracing iRacing Arcade demo is available on Steam Next Fest right now

♬ gigolo – bbno$

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-arcade-free-demo-available-now

AI Generated Spotter In NASCAR 25

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/84039/disappointing-to-see-nascar-25-uses-generative-ai

NASCAR 25 Now Available

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87225/nascar-25-is-available-now/p1

Follow Up From The Last Show

https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2025/09/28/toyota-and-mazda-team-up-to-develop-new-mx-5-and-gr86

I’ll Leave This Here…

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87074/change-my-mind-trees

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86300/long-standing-issue-with-3d-trees-please-fix

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87068/trees-popping-in-and-out-since-new-season

A Lap Around Road Atlanta

2025 Season 4 Patch 3 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87303/2025-season-4-patch-3-release-notes-2025-10-16-01

How Far Will iRacing Throw It Back?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87123/wnis-2025-gen4-or-nascar-1987

Apex Racing GT3 Trophy League

MX-5 500

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/87316/2025-iracing-mx-500

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-october-14-to-october-20-2025

Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Delta By Bavarian Sim Tech

Cammus, Now Even Better

Govee Light Bar Diffuser By Simfire

https://www.simfire.co.uk/collections/ambient-lighting

Sim Race Mods

https://simracemods.com

Why You Need The Hypercool

MOZA R25 Ridiculously Impressive

ES-Pro By Precision Sim Engineering

Worth The Cost?

Sim Core And Simucube 3

The Cheapest Hydraulics?

PXN Release #SOON

P1 Beau Rivage

The Most Authentic F1 Wheel Ever

More Simucube 3 Info

Asetek’s Entry Level Wheel Base

Ready For A Kidney Auction?

GSI Powerlink – QR

Sabelt Seat Foam

So, You Want To Add Motion?

Belt Tensioner Changes Everything

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Sunday Fixed- NiS – Las Vegas

  • Mike- P wrecked out right before halfway two cars ahead of me hooked each other into the wall and I couldn’t miss it. Wrecked about 10 cars.  Rode around for a while, then parked it.
  • Justin – P rage quit after extensive penalties, resulting from the big wreck. 

Wednesday Open -NiS – Talladega

  • David – P 10 (a open)  caught in 3 big ones but even with 6 min of damage at any time was able to stay with pack, finished top 10 with 3 seconds of damage left to repair from a total of about 10 min.

Thursday Open- NiS – Talladega

  • Mike- P wrecked out too much damage. We’re done on the first green white checker. I was in the top four what it happened in position to win, but couldn’t do it.  Had a real bad frame per second problem was as low as 19 frames per second.
  • Justin – P1- winner winner chicken dinner
  • Tony – P12

Official Series

Gen 4

  • Ellis – P9 add Phoenix top split qualifying 13th out of 25. Was involved in several cautions, but no real damage was up to 14 incident points but brought her home to finish P9 for a nice top 10 and top split will take it super fun track and car combination. This is gotta be one of the funnest on the Service Barnone
    • Start at ninth finish sixth nice clean race I’ll take it

A Fixed

  • Mike. P dnf. Had a pretty good run going in a caution, free race when I was a second car on the outside pushing and the guy behind me was trying to push me and when I backed off a little bit because my oil was red, he pushed me and dumped me to the wall later I got involved in a different wreck and too much damage we’re done

B Open

  • John –  P23. This one sucked. I was top 5 the whole race. 3 laps to go and got wrecked out due to a dick move by the eventual winner. We were three wide but plenty of room I was on the inside. The car on the outside took a hard left into the right side of the car in the middle.  It knocked him into my right side and sent me through the grass and into the wall. I was done. 

Ring Meister

  • Mike – P two more races on Saturday in the IL 15 in the next two more DNF I seem to be getting worse as the week progresses. I did get a P6 earlier
    • Start a 10th had a good race at the last lab near the end. I would run at 10 two guys in front of me rack. I get by one of them. I get to go buy the other one and he blocked me and wrecked me. Literally beat from the checker. I’m destroyed and can’t finish the race finish p18
    • Monday night we switched to a new car the ligier JS p320. Start a 22 out of 24 quickly got to 15th, but then a guy spun into the wall and then end up being which wrecked me and I wrecked out.

IMSA

  • Hall – P 2   had a few good runs with best being p2.
  • Brad W – P8 Algarve – Just don’t like this track. I qualified p10 and would have a lazy spin in the first lap. Since this is another VERY unpopular track participation was very poor. I think we had an 800iR in the GT3 field. I was quicker than the ones that got by me after the spin and would have to fight for every position on the way back up. I will never understand why when you run someone down from over 5 seconds back in 3 laps they then choose to fight you for two corners. Once clearing them I would gap them by several seconds within a few laps. This track leads to way too many late dives and people chopping your nose. Was not my best finish but will have to do another one for a better chance at points.
  • William –  P6 Imola – Sunday. Top split of 2. Will Weaver in the split with me. Nothing real notable here. Felt about half a second slower than league race earlier in the week even though conditions were similar. Dunno why or how. Maybe could have had 5th without overdriving a few corners in the first sector, and was getting killed off the last turn by a smurf in the same car, but top 3 were 4-6k IR and I had absolutely nothing for them..

League / Hosted Races

Grass Roots Racing 

GTP/GT3 League – Recruitment race

  • Brad W – P wrecked on lap one
  • David – P7,  25 gtp’s showed up.  Managed to evade an unsafe rejoin and had a spat with an entitled gt3 because he is supposed to tell me where i should and shouldn’t pass when I made a safe move just because it made him take a bad line.

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – Chris McGuire hosted INDYCAR at Iowa. Qualified 16 out of 36. wrecked out near the end.
  • Riley Daytona prototypes at Charlotte oval. Wrecked out.  
  • Then street stocks at Lanier asphalt finish P4

Final Thoughts

Words Spoken in Closing Audio Clip -“”Thank you for listening to the iRacers Lounge podcast make sure to go subscribe to us on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Google Play, Facebook & Twitter, See You On The Track .” 

TITLE

  1. Be A Maverick

Description

On today’s show we sit down with Brett Neupert from Maverick Simulations, find out what was fixed in the 2025 Season 4 Patch 3, is there something wrong with the trees, NASCAR 25 is out, with an AI spotter?, it’s Q4 and we have hardware galore being announced and can you feel the wind?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – https://x.com/mikedeanellis

David Hall – https://x.com/dmixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus

Donnie Spiker – https://www.instagram.com/spikerman19/

Brad Wrenn – https://x.com/bradwrenn

John Kerley – https://x.com/KerleyJohnE

Justin Pearson – https://www.facebook.com/justin.pearson.5811

Bobby Jonas – https://x.com/bjonas71

William Westbrook – https://www.facebook.com/william.westbrook.35

Links:

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Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

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Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

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Episode 0505

10/9/2025 – The Best Gets Better? – Episode 0505

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show find out what Simucube just revealed, who took home the Coke Series title, there is a mod for iRacing, does warming your tires actually work, check out some new shifters, is a belt tensioner worth it and if you started all over again, what would you do different when building your rig?

And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..

TITLE SPONSOR READ:

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Topics

How Real Is iRacing?

Mind Bender

A Nightmare?

Do We Need Safety Cars In Special Events?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86952/iracing-please-were-in-2025

Still Going

@chevyguy896

No front anything and it’s still turning. hmmmm #iRacing #imsa #cadillac #funny #glitch @Fast Livin’ Motorsports

♬ original sound – Chevyguy896

Petit Top Split Winners

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/733993#Comment_733993

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86847/thanks-iracing-another-rain-ruined-event

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/734562#Comment_734562

A Game Changer

What If There were No Smurfs?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86763/what-if-there-were-no-smurfs

https://challenge.duncanwatts.com/Smurfs

How Many Cars In The Race?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86805/the-position-display-is-completely-nonsensical

Sim Racing Will Never Be Realistic

  1. financial limitiations
  2. hardware limitations
  3. compute power
  4. objective of software
  5. we cant have it all
  1. Visual, audiotory, tactical feedback is what we are getting

No Assists, No Compromise

Another Sim Crashing Bug

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/733959#Comment_733959

Ready To Quit?

Whether you’re just starting out in sim racing or grinding to shave off those final tenths, this video will help you understand exactly where you are in your sim racing journey — and what you need to do to level up.

From spinning out in Survival Mode, to chasing perfection like the top 0.5% alien drivers, we’ll break down the 5 key stages of skill development that every fast sim racer goes through

  1. Stop chasing perfection. You will never have the perfect lap or setup
  2. Chase progress goals. I will brake through this corner better, the lap times will come naturally.
  3. Find the joy in the challenge itself. You are trying to master a craft, work the long game.

INDYCAR Game To Use A Unique Graphics Engine

Which Method Is The Best?

The 2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola Finally

https://www.iracing.com/steven-wilson-dominates-at-homestead-miami-extends-wins-record-claims-second-career-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-title

If Toyota And Mazda Had A Baby

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86909/the-mx-5-and-gr86-set-to-become-the-same-car-very-soon

Training For Real Races

https://traxion.gg/how-james-baldwin-uses-simucube-equipment-to-train-for-motorsport-success/

Proper Setup

IMSA E-Sports Global Championship Sign Ups Are Open

SRF Weekend Warriors League

Listener Jeff Wubker sends in:

 If any of you guys are interested check out Weekend Warriors racing league. I know and understand the frustration with iPacing lately. I’m frustrated with official racing as well. 

Anyway, this is one of the cars they run and there are very few senseless wrecks. 

https://rayesportsracing.com/leagues/weekend-warriors

Also the owner Stevie Ray just had his 10 year anniversary of the league. 

The races are on Slow Motion Broadcast 

Thanks,
Jeff

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-october-7-to-october-13-2025

Podcast Housekeeping

Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform to make it easier for more listeners to find the podcast. Mention the podcast to your fellow drivers so they don’t miss out, we would appreciate it.

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iRacers Lounge Merch!!!

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Ambient Light Diffuser

https://www.simfire.co.uk/products/govee-light-bar-shade-diffuser

VERO Motion; Who Are They?

Sim Labs Reveal #SOON

DIY All 3D Printed

https://makerworld.com/en/crowdfunding/64-sim-race-pro

If You Started Over Again?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86546/if-you-had-to-sell-your-rig-and-start-again-which-would-you-pick

Boosted Media Live Discount Tracker

https://boostedmedia.net/discounts-coupons-codes/

Dave Cam On Simucube Active Pedals

I am able to hit the brake pressure I want all the time… These completely blow all other pedals out of the water with regards to feel consistency smoothness and performance

Simucube Release October 9, 2025

Simruito 7 + R Gear Shifter

Simsonn USB 6+R Shifter

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Wednesday Open -NiS – Las Vegas 

  • Tony – Pself spun to many times. Was fast but new harder bumps in 1 & 2 more defined. Kept self spinning on the high side. Saved it a few times but didnt save the last time into the wall ended my night
  • David – P wrecked by a some not joining safely, protest went through, but dont know his penalty (a open)

Official Series

Gen 4

  • Ellis – P4 – Atlanta top split. Start at 17th worked my way up to the top five drove my ass off sweating like a pig made no mistakes and brought it home P4.! super proud of that. This car is so hard to drive and be good at.
    • Top split again started 13 and finished P10 green flag run the whole way no cautions ran my ass off and got what I deserved which was the top 10
    • Wednesday night started a race right after dinner without starting up all my apps apparently and I had no force feedback so I had to DNF and stop the race after wrecking
    • Deck started P6 and spun by myself at the end, took off the nose, but was able to finish P7

B Open

  • Donnie – Charlotte Roval and Las Vegas

Late Model Stock

  • Donnie – Martinsville and Lanier

Ring Meister

  • Mike – P started P5 and the Skip barber and finish P5 great race
    • Next race started at fourth but wrecked out in a foolish move and hit the wall and killed the car DNF
    • Qualified type top split some guy wants to go side-by-side in the turn one lap one and decide to go over the curbs and wreck the field and I get collected. I can’t even get the turn to.
    • Monday night we switched to the new car the Dallara IL 15 indy  next. Started at the back worked my way up to about 18th and a car in front of me pounded the wall hard. It came back across the track. I had nowhere to go in T-bone dim DNF.
    • Start a 21st out of 29. And I bring it home P 16 after spending once but not wrecking finally a finish.
    • Start a 12th out of 22. Got up to seventh by lap one but then spun by myself no damage and was able to finish P6.
    • Wrecked out in lap, one DNF on the next start
    • Start at 16th ended up spinning at one point and finishing P 12
    • Then made my third attempt to qualifying and finally got a lap in a very respectable sub six minutes with a 559 four.

Petite LeMans

  • Hall p3 ran with Altitude eSports with a listener.   We got wrecked out of first start time.  Started 2nd and also got wrecked by a gt3 just turning right out of turn7.   But made it up to p3. This track is good for me as I was out running 2.5k drivers

IMSA

  • Hall – P 
  • Ellis – P
  • Kyle – P 
  • Brad W – P9 (Road Atlanta) started P31 after a horrible qualifying attempt. Settled in and put my head down and was able to keep my nose clean and avoid a lot of the carnage early on. Another big gap between SOF by class.
    • P6 (Imola) started P11 and was middle of the pack on speed. This track is really easy to pick up off tracks. Was set to finish p7 but was gifted a position due to a penalty from p6. First time I have ever raced here but ready to run a couple more this week.
  • William –  P7- Love this track but can’t seem to catch a break. Got squeezed off twice by people not leaving room exiting a corner when they’re on the inside. LMP2 traffic was also terrible. Not an awful result but should have been better.
    • P23- Iracing, i’m begging you, please stop putting 1000-1500 rated prototypes in races with a 3k SOF GT3 field. They do not understand how to make a pass. Either its a dive bomb that hits you, or they can’t complete a pass by the time you exit the corner. Listen LMP2s. I promise if you’re not getting alongside coming out turn 6, its faster for BOTH of us if you just wait until coming out of 7. If you’re late, we’re both losing time in the most important corner exit on the course. Had a P2 dive me really late going into 10, basically had to stop to make the corner, really slow on the exit because of this and a GT3 that was already a lap down just doesn’t lift coming out of the corner. Broken suspension on the rear, 12 minutes of damage, first race I haven’t finished in almost a year. 
    • P6- Again can’t catch a break here. Was P3 about 30 min in, cruising to the podium and on pace to catch 2nd before the end of the race when my screen freezes for 10 seconds in turn 10. Luckily it was the slowest part of the track and was able to get it off without hitting anything, but fell to 9th. Also surprised I didn’t get protested for this race because I  was done with getting pushed off the track and a guy cleared himself off my nose early in the race and died. Maybe iRacing told him to pound sand. Able to get back to 6th, but killed what should have been best finish in a while. 


League / Hosted Races

Elbows Out Racing League (LMP2 and GT3 Wednesday Nights)

  • William- P7 – Imola –  Was extremely slow in quali, should probably have practiced more. Started 16th and because I was so far back got caught up in some lap one shenanigans. Car spun, or got spun, from about 5th and didn’t hold his breaks until he was back on the track. Caught me and the car in front of me with no where to go, not much damage but lots a ton of time, think I fell to 26th or so. Found some pace throughout the race and was able to get a respectable finish. Lapped traffic and lower half of the prototype field definitely seem to be an issue in this league. Lost a bunch of time to them or might have been able to press more. Love Imola, wish I had done better in quali. 

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – Chris McGuire hosted old Indy car at new Atlanta started 43rd out of 45 and finished P8. Great run.
    • 87 at Daytona started 14th out of 34 and finish P2. I was right there at the end but didn’t have enough to get there. Great run P2.
    • Old supercars at Atlanta finish P2 all almost got the win. So close.

Final Thoughts

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  1. The best gets better?

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On today’s show find out what Simucube just revealed, who took home the Coke Series title, there is a mod for iRacing, does warming your tires actually work, check out some new shifters, is a belt tensioner worth it and if you started all over again, what would you do different when building your rig?

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Episode 0504

10/2/2025 – Calling All Stewards – Episode 0504

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we sit down with Mike Oulette from The Majors to discuss a new project, iRacing’s Tony Gardener chats with Sarah Nocchi, will sim racing be a requirement for real racing in the future, discuss two new headsets, do you need a sim rig roof and it looks like F1’s Alex Albon has a new rig.

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Special Guest

Guest Name

General Questions:

  1. What brought you to iRacing and how did you hear about it?
  2. Which series do you normally run?                
  3. What type of hardware do you use? (Wheels, Pedals, ect.)
  4. Software
    1. What gear did you use when you first started iRacing?
  5. Do you run Monitors or VR?
    1. How many monitors?
    2. What VR headset are you running?
  6. Are you part of a team?  
  7. Do you participate in any leagues or is it just official racing? 
  8. What is your most memorable iRacing moment? 

Topics

Sim Racing Stewards

https://simracingstewards.com/

NASCAR 25 #SOON

https://x.com/WGI/status/1973086747408863437

https://x.com/TALLADEGA/status/1973043835023261937

https://x.com/IMS/status/1972707947055817145

https://x.com/DAYTONA/status/1972662984385171742

Will You Be Tweeted About?

iRacing’s Tony Gardener Interview

Tony Gardener President and CEO interview – 350000 subscribers…. 250 employees.

Albon’s New Rig

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1343666890455057&id=100044352762897&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=BuUn6Uf8YhgqAUsY#

Field Sizes?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86629/are-the-field-sizes-too-small-the-ulimate-poll

Get Through That!

Upcoming iTested Event

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86670/itested-event-this-weekend-17-car-types

Can You Spare A Dime?

Last Lap Drive!

Endurance Schedule Generator

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86700/endurance-scheduler-generator-solver

Did The Update Make Gen 4 Worse?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86456/whatever-the-devs-did-to-the-gen-4-car-it-ruined-it

Please iRacing

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86725/iracing-please-save-pirc-at-least-virtually

Something Needs To Be Done With The TTRating

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86643/something-needs-to-be-done-with-time-trials-and-transparency-on-the-ttrating

Sim Racing A Requirement Going Forward?

https://www.facebook.com/motorsportcom/posts/pfbid02f7cdkJ5fagX3AUff9nAYPrvB4bibhCf4zg5tExeM2mxCGSixcAR2DbChJQ862xs9l

What Role Do You Play In Each Incident?

Simucube Time Attack

iRacing INDYCAR Pro Series Returns

https://www.iracing.com/indycar-thrustmaster-iracing-pro-series-set-to-return-in-january-2026

eNASCAR Championship Race Next Week

https://www.iracing.com/2025-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-team-championship-rookie-of-the-year-relegation-outlook-entering-season-finale

Petit LeMans

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86359/2025-petit-le-mans-powered-by-vco

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-september-30-to-october-6-2025

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Is The G321 Right For You?

Moradness Auro Pros

Is This The Future of VR?

MOZA mBooster Setup Guide

BDH Warrior Edition

PXN V10 Full Review

Sim Roof Build

Void Max Wireless V2

RTX 5000 Price Drops

VR Without Compromise

Replica VS Real

Simucube 3

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/85560/simucube-3/p1

Conspit Black Friday Sale

Bavarian SimTec Omega Pro V2

Murico Unboxing

MOZA R25, The New King?

$199 Pedals?

Could This Spotter See Over The Railing?

@yourmomsfavoriteiracer

I’m so proud of my spotter pack! lol #iracing #gaming #simracing #custom #ericcartman

♬ original sound – Your Moms Favorite iRacer

ES-Pro By Precision Sim Engineering

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – NiS – Kansas

  • David – P16 (A Open) got loose early, no cautions to get it back

Sunday Open- NiS – Kansas

  • Tony – P2 had a decent run. About ½ way ended up self spinning while in middle 3 wide after a few laps on a restart saved it. Used all 3 gwc. First 2 the outside line kept spinning their tires and wrecking and each time i gained tons of spots. Restarted 3rd on final gwc and just couldnt catch the leader. Finally a good run 
  • John – P30. First NIS race in over two months. I had quit due to pathetic racecraft and cautions. Should have stayed away. On a lap 16 restart a guy spun his tires and turned into me throwing me into the wall. Too much damage – I was done.

Sunday Fixed- NiS – Kansas

  • Mike- P5- I had a pretty good race, but then I got spun more than once a couple times down under the grass. One minute damage was able to do a nice recovery up to P5 never really had anything for the leaders, but we’ll take a nice top five
  • Justin – P wrecked out

Thursday Open- NiS – ROVAL

  • Mike- P12-start at 18th work my way up to 14th and then spun off on my own on the tight hairband corner fell back to 24th worked my way back up to 16th spot again a couple other times without really wrecking lost track position, but gained it back and finished P12 two laps down.

Official Series

Gen 4

  • Ellis – P at Atlanta surprisingly split of 24 each on Monday night. 

B Open

  • John –  P17. This was an enjoyable race. NO CAUTIONS!!! I was fast but made a mistake on Lap 25; I smacked the wall coming out of turn two and damaged my right front. Had to wait until my green flag pit stop to repair it. That put me a lap down. Finish was not great, but it was nice not to get wrecked out by some fools like we have in NIS.

Ring Meister

  • Mike – P started fifth in the Ferrari GT three and ended up wrecking not long after DNF
    • Started P3 and finish P3 pretty clean race had nothing for the leaders. We’ll take it podium.
    • Start a third by turn to the guy wants to dive in and run side-by-side which is fine. I ran side-by-side with him for a couple corners. Finally got ahead and then he dumped me DNF.
    • So it’s Sunday night I want to practice the car for next week the Skip barber. So I’m in the UI. I find the schedule I see the car for next week and I hit practice with AI so I run the race and there’s 28 GT three cars and there’s three Skip Barber cars.  I don’t know if this is what it’s supposed to do.
    • So to run the Ferrari one more time Sunday night, I missed the start. I start from Pitt Road and my turn three I’m going by a car that’s in the grass. He’s suddenly jolts onto the track in front of me and IT bone him unsafe, rejoined
    • Qualified first thing in the shit barber formula 2000 ended up starting PE five and finishing P3 had a great battle with fourth for third spot and we played a game of chicken at the end but I win like usual to take the podium and a great first race of the week to finish in P3. 
    • Start a second wrecked out fairly soon, kinda on my own because I actually had a spammer in the chat spamming garbage on my stream and it was distracting so I wreck
    • Start a third I got to lead going over the bathtub. I left slightly. He runs over me from behind ratio wrecked from behind from the lead.
    • Then wrecked out again, mistake on my own, went off track and destroyed the car
    • Then started fourth and finished P7 after going off the track once but able to recover

IMSA

  • Hall – P 2 and 1, Road ATL I have a decent pace here.
  • Brad W – P9 and P10. Both races at Fuji started on a dry track that required drys to be put on at the stop. I had decent pace but as always with wet races the participation was low all week. Both races were top split and I was happy with both. I only had a spin in one of them after getting punted by a GTP before the chicane. I do enjoy searching for that dry lane once you change tires cause if you miss it….hold on!

League / Hosted Races

Grass Roots Racing 

GTP/GT3 League – Suzuka Endurance Race

  • William W –  P3. Final race of the season. Nothing notable really here except for David getting punted. Finished the season 3rd in points. Next season starts in two weeks at LeMans, come join us!
  • David – P7 got dumped by a guy on his out lap with cold tires

Elbows Out Racing League (LMP2 and GT3 Wednesday Nights)

  • William- P7. Full 62 car grid. The racing at the top of this league is very good, but the lower half of LMP2 and the AM can sometimes leave something to be desired in the racecraft area. A lot of good racing, but also a lot of frustration with GT3 parking it on apex and LMP2 unable to complete passes. Got stuck behind a lambo for a bit that prevented me from moving up, on pace might have had a 5th or so, but needed to do better with traffic. 

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – Car of  tomorrow at Talladega went on the far outside for three wide for the wind they got wrecked out. John Kerley finished eight Kyle wrecked out
    • Supercars at Michigan got wrecked out

Final Thoughts

Words Spoken in Closing Audio Clip -“”Thank you for listening to the iRacers Lounge podcast make sure to go subscribe to us on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Google Play, Facebook & Twitter, See You On The Track .” 

TITLE

  1. Calling All Stewards

Description

On today’s show we sit down with Mike Oulette from The Majors to discuss a new project, iRacing’s Tony Gardener chats with Sarah Nocchi, will sim racing be a requirement for real racing in the future, discuss two new headsets, do you need a sim rig roof and it looks like F1’s Alex Albon has a new rig.

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

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David Hall – https://x.com/dmixmage

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Donnie Spiker – https://www.instagram.com/spikerman19/

Brad Wrenn – https://x.com/bradwrenn

John Kerley – https://x.com/KerleyJohnE

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Episode 0503

9/25/2025 – Her Name Is Laguna – Episode 0503

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we cover the Logitech release that we did not get to last week, another chair to keep you cool, see if iRacing has become too greedy, how can I get my track added to the service, cover patch notes, find out what GSI is working towards and should we rename the service to iPacing?

And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..

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Topics

Is This A Greedy Change?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86178/weathertech-raceway-laguna-seca-pricing-update

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86183/laguna-seca-price-update

Winter Is Coming

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86186/bmw-gt3-snow-plow-attachment

iPacing?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86145/why-is-iracing-now-ipacing

Why Is F1 Dead In iRacing?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86105/why-is-f1-formula-a-dead-on-here

2025 Season 4 Patch 2 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86306/2025-season-4-patch-2-release-notes-2025-09-24-01#latest

Can I Get My Track Added To iRacing?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/728557#Comment_728557

iRacing Arcade

You’re Invited!

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86108/your-invited-enascar-finale-nascar-hall-of-fame/p1

Help Do Something Good

Bathurst 1000

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/85843/2025-bathurst-1000-by-next-level-racing

Petit LeMans

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/86359/2025-petit-le-mans-powered-by-vco#latest

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-september-23-to-september-29-2025

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Changes Coming To Moradness

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Coow28Ewz/

Logitech RS50

Custom Chairs By O-Rouge

ASR Gen 2 Wheel Deck Coming Soon

QS-H13 By Qubic Systems Getting Closer

Sim Labs #SOON

New Wheel From Precision Sim Engineering

DIY From Kodia Racing

Conspit 310 Apex

An All In One Command Center

GSI Working Toward Full Ecosystem

@insidesimracing

GSI is going beyond wheels 👀 Pedals, bases, and more are on the way… Full interview now on our YT channel. #SimRacing #GSI #SimRig #SimMotion

♬ original sound – insidesimracing – insidesimracing

Does It Include A Hangover?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/85968/bubba-wallace-freddie-kraft-v0-5-spotter-pack

MOZA mBoosters Inverted

PXN V10 Wheel Base

A Perfect Match

https://novaextrusion.com

Cube Controls Astra Unboxing

Widest FOV

  1. its called a dream air SE
  2. has eye tracking
  3. micro led
  4. 105 HFOV, uses a concave pancake lenses
  5. it has built in spatial audio
  6. 3840 x 3552 pixels per eye Sony micro led
  7. glass plastic hybrid lenses to reduce glare and aberrations
  8. 110 HFOV on the dream air 120 diagonal

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – NiS – New Hampshire

  • David – P13 (A open Replacement)

Wednesday Open -NiS – Kansas

  • David – P10 (A open Replacement)

Thursday Open- NiS – Kansas

  • Mike- P 11 I had a couple instances where I spun out on my own held a break and got cream from behind. Got all that damage fixed once the damage was repaired. Was able to recover up to finish P 11 will take it.
  • Chris – P25 top split

Official Series

A Open

  • David – P10 (A open top split)  Good long run speed, car 22 in a tough field
  • Brad W – P23 Taken 3 wide and wrecked on lap 16. Does not matter what Next Gen series, the racing is no longer fun.

Ring Meister

  • Mike – P Toyota GR 86 had the pole position. Second place was putting pressure on me coming down the hill lap. One I over drove one corner just stuffed it in the wall hard DNF.
    • Started on pole position got ran over from the lead from behind where the guy just missed the breaking point ended up falling back to P6, but recovering to finish P2
    • Started p5 finish P3. Ended up with seven incident points, though after I got into one guy accidentally still a great podium finish.
    • Monday night GT three I picked the Ferrari wrecked out early on the first race due to low brain rate how to adjust graphics
    • Starting in 27th out of 29. Got up to 15th by the end of lap one, but in a game of chicken at the end of the straightaway, I lost and the guy didn’t give me room.
    • Start a 22 got to third by the end of lap one. As soon as I realized I was third I spun out on my own and fell to 11th then worked my way back up to finish P6 finally finish, but I’m bleeding SR.
    • Started on Pitt Road dead last P 28 got up to 14th by the time we got to the big hill me and another guy were side-by-side going up the hill we’re catching another car and when we get to the kink, he suddenly goes from six to 4th gear with brakes on an uphill turn where you’re only supposed to tap the brake for a moment he slows some 2030 mile an hour, and I rear-ended him real hard and kill the car dnf. 
    • Start a 25th of 27 got up to about 15 quite soon, but then a Mustang went off and came back on and took out a group of five of us DNF
    • Finally qualified third out of in 26. Hit the wall pretty hard going up the hill trying to make a pass at the kink was really stupid and hit the wall, but was able to continue on and bring it home and finish P4.
    • Started on Paul position. Led the entire race and won it winner winner chicken dinner. I had to fight for the guy in second gave me a run, but eventually he wrecked off and I was able to win the race.
    • Pole  position, foughthard for the lead. But eventually lost it due to sloppy driving. I actually tried to turn the driving line off this race and struggled hard.  P2. Upset if I left the driving line on, I feel like I would’ve won the race.
    • Qualified third was running third when I hit the curbs and hit the wall, knocking the hole back and off the car DNF
    • Started on the pole position, led the first half of the race had about a six second lead and made a mistake and stuffed it in the wall and knocked the rear end off DNF. It’s checkers or wreckersfor me.

IMSA

  • Brad W – P5 (Sebring GT3) Started p2 but still struggling to get up to speed on cold tires. Had very good pace but trying to pass another Mustang is hard because both cars are so planted coming off the corner. Was in p4 till I blew the hair pin being way too aggressive trying to make a pass. Managed to gain a few spots on the last lap as traffic took out some guys ahead of me.
  • William W- P9, P14,P6. Sebring. Messed up qualifying on the first two runs by getting an off track on my second lap. It’s very hard to move through the field here with similar skill level racers. The last race was top split near 4k sof. Pretty proud of a P6 here. Didn’t mess up qualifying but in this field a good lap only got me around 9th. Made it to 6th on first lap and then pretty much held on for dear life. Was gaining on 5th but started to overdrive the car and made the tires angry. But I’ll take P6 top split.

INDYCAR OVAL – Fixed

  • John – P9. Nice to have a 70 lap race with only one caution. I was running P8 and spun it into the grass out of turn 4 on lap 18. Touched the inside wall and got some damage that could not be repaired. Didn’t hurt the car much. Stayed out as long as I could but had to pit on lap 39 for fuel. Sure enough, as soon as i pulled in the pits the one and only caution came out and that put me a lap down. Rest of the race was calm and I brought it home in the top 10

Draftmaster

  • John K. P10. What can I say? I finished a draftmaster with only 4X, so that’s a good run.


League / Hosted Races

Majors 24hrish of Atlanta

  • David = P4,  The last yellow cost us a podium

Grass Roots Racing 

GTP/GT3 League – Watkins Glen Sprint Race

  • William W –  P2. Very challenging conditions at Watkins. We use forecasted weather and don’t change it unless it’s like the 3rd race in a row. Forecast was for a 62% chance of rain, but driving the actual session the intensity fluctuated between 65-100%. Surprised myself with how well I did as I normally dread the rain. No major mishaps. Was running P4 on the last lap when P2 spun in the last turn and collected P3. Overall very good result. 
  • Brad W – P6 in the Monsoon of The Glen. Very bad conditions the entire race. I managed to only have one spin but the rain intensity was around 74% the entire race with the track being at 87% which would be a red flag condition in the real world. Yes, iRacing you still have issues with the weather model!
  • David – Wrecked.  Felt good about running the early part of the race mistake free, but in the process of trying to figure out which lane a gt3 was taking, I missed the braking mark, because of the spray.

Elbows Out Racing League (LMP2 and GT3 Wednesday Nights)

  • William- P10. They were testing the software that automatically throws the yellow with a certain amount of incidents with a certain amount of time but it was tuned way too sensitive. Spent the first 30 min under the safety car. Admins handle it the best they could but tough conditions to run in. Messed up pit strategy by not going in under yellow. Had pace for maybe a top 3 but cycled to 10th after green flag stop. 

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – Chris McGuire hosted Cara tomorrow at Talladega finish P5 and then supercars at Michigan finish P5
    • Old Indy car at Pocono wrecked out

Final Thoughts

Words Spoken in Closing Audio Clip -“”Thank you for listening to the iRacers Lounge podcast make sure to go subscribe to us on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Google Play, Facebook & Twitter, See You On The Track .” 

TITLE

  1. Her name is Laguna

Description

On today’s show we cover the Logitech release that we did not get to last week, another chair to keep you cool, see if iRacing has become too greedy, how can I get my track added to the service, cover patch notes, find out what GSI is working towards and should we rename the service to iPacing?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

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Donnie Spiker – https://www.instagram.com/spikerman19/

Brad Wrenn – https://x.com/bradwrenn

John Kerley – https://x.com/KerleyJohnE

Justin Pearson – https://www.facebook.com/justin.pearson.5811

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Episode 0502

9/18/2025 – Bigger and Thicker – Episode 0502

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we find out which four drivers are competing for the Dale Earnhardt Jr Cup, share more experiences from the Sim Gaming Expo, see what was fixed in the first patch of the 2025 Season 4 build, check out some new wheel rims, does Simucube have something new planned and has Logitech released the Fanatec killer?

And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..

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Topics

Over One Million!

2025 Season 4 Video Development Blog

R.I.P.

HAD 15385 OVAL STARTS!

https://members-ng.iracing.com/web/racing/home/dashboard?cust_id=65372&tab=stats

Killing Global Endurance

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/85521/killing-global-endurance

It’s All About The People

Sim Gaming Expo Was Epic

iRacing 101: Cosworth PI Toolbox

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-101-cosworth-pi-toolbox

2025 Season 3 Is A Wrap

Where Did Everyone Go?

Championship Four Is Set

https://www.iracing.com/vicente-salas-dominates-logitech-g-play-120-at-phoenix-for-third-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-win-of-2025/

What Are Your Plans For 2025 Season 4?

Racing Line Ohio

@racinglinecbus

🏁 Tuesday Racing League at Racing Line 🏁 Real racing, no helmet required. Drop in for one race or grab the full season at a discount. 🔥 Level up your race craft. 🍻 Make friends on and off the track. 👉 Link in bio to join! #SimRacing #ColumbusOhio #RacingLeague #RacingLine #NoHelmetRequired

♬ original sound – racingline

Worth The Wait?

Was It Worth It?

Big Blocks At Sonoma

@monteith99

Dirt Big Block Modifieds on Sonoma Raceway’s Oval. Link to full video: https://youtu.be/rx9VegFmWR4?si=eb5YTnaDMlW2-cNe #iracing #simracing #racing

♬ original sound – Monteith99

2025 Season 4 Issues

If you see the UI displaying only 1/2 of what it should (either horizontally or vertically), either disable AMD FSR or rename the Documents/iRacing folder.

If you see the UI displaying only 1/2 of what it should (either horizontally or vertically), either disable AMD FSR or rename the Documents/iRacing folder.

If you are driving the Ford GT3 and the sim crashes, try a different setup file. There is a known issue where some setups are causing the sim to crash.

If you are getting the “Loading Error: Simulator appeared to be unresponsive for more than 25 seconds” error or stuck loading the sim 98 or 99%, check this out: https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/84832/workaround-fix-loading-error-simulator-appeared-to-be-unresponsive-for-more-than-25-seconds/p3

For anyone getting the “Unexpected Error” message trying to open the iRacing UI – please make sure that your graphics card drivers are up to date.

A Last Second Change To Confuse The Grid

Relaxed Camera Settings In Hosted

2025 Season 4 Patch 1 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/85557/2025-season-4-patch-1-release-notes-2025-09-12-01

I Need Help

ITA Open Wheel Challenge

https://www.intotheapex.com/open-wheel

Bathurst 1000

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/85843/2025-bathurst-1000-by-next-level-racing

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-september-16-to-september-22-2025

Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Logitech And McLaren

Insane Value From Cube Controls

Deep Discounts From The Expo

https://alexanderpcs.com/products/competition-rig-sim-gaming-expo-presale

https://alexanderpcs.com/products/sim-gaming-expo-esports-5060

Ark Dynamics

@ancephalosis

$100k Vs $3k Motion Sim? #simgamingexpo #simracing

♬ original sound – ancephalosis

Aiologs Silent Shifter

Murico Radien X

Ford GT3 By VPG

Conspit Fully Stocked

Co-Pilot By Daniel Newman Racing

Tifosi Red By Track Racer

Sim Lab’s New Quick Release

Simucube 3 Leaked Info

Simucube 3 leak sport ultimate pro 15, 25, 35
byu/Stunning_Baseball_60 insimracing

NRG Carbon Fiber Seat

https://simhq.com/products/nrg-carbon-fiber-bucket-seat-large

Full Immersion

Pimax Sync 2025

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=797969982619520&id=100072195754382&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=kk889yjtRAdhvLT5#

Benofficial2’s Overlays

https://www.overtake.gg/threads/benofficial2s-official-overlays.278643/

Is Aluminum Worth The Upgrade?

Conspit CCP Apex Coming Soon

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – NiS – Bristol

  • David – P wrecked
  • Chris – P 17
  • Brad- P15 As usual caught up in everyone else’s mess. Had to sit for almost 6 minutes to get damage fixed just to go back out and save SR. Had a car good enough to win both starts just can’t avoid all the NiS stupidity.

Sunday Open- NiS – Bristol

  • David – P wrecked, straight dumped

Wednesday Open -NiS – New Hampshire

  • Chris – P 19. 26 cautions… what a mess
  • David – P22, last race, i’m done with NiS.  I can’t remember that last race that was actually decent. iRacing does have a problem and if they don’t fix it they’re going to start losing members.  Taken about because one of the drivers that we point out every race as a dirty driver, lays back over a car length and jumps a restart.
  • Brad- P3 Very happy with the result but I’m about done with the NASCAR iPacing Series. Another week with double digit cautions. Over a  ⅓ of the race was under yellow. It’s just not fun anymore. We have completed 30 weeks of NiS. Out of those 30 weeks, I have only had 3 races where the yellows were in the single digits. This is why we are choosing to stop running NiS.

Thursday Open- NiS – New Hampshire

  • Mike- P 10- led some laps, but eventually you got involved in some incidents a couple times. I actually spun on my own coming off too on the bottom. There’s some bumps in the car just come around on throttle.  At seven minutes damage got four of it fixed, rode around and finished P 10. We’ll take it.
  • Chris – P12- Top Split. I think racing with the international crowd is better than the US. Only 16 cautions. Was in top 10 most of the race. Got wrecked but made my way back up late. P12 and 7th in Div 2 points 

Thursday Open- NiS – New Hampshire

  • Mike- P 10- led some laps, but eventually you got involved in some incidents a couple times. I actually spun on my own coming off too on the bottom. There’s some bumps in the car just come around on throttle.  At seven minutes damage got four of it fixed, rode around and finished P 10. We’ll take it.
  • Chris – P12- Top Split. I think racing with the international crowd is better than the US. Only 16 cautions. Was in top 10 most of the race. Got wrecked but made my way back up late. P12 and 7th in Div 2 points

Official Series

Gen 4

  • Ellis – P got Chicago started eight finish fifth
    • X-ray had some heavy hitters in it including pro Taylor hurst. Same result finish P5.
    • Then on to California top split started P5 out of 16 got a tangle and lost my track position fell to the back was able to have a nice recovery with no cautions in this race with green flag stops. Worked my way up to finish P7. We’ll take it.
    • Then started second the leader took off and drove away from the rest of us. The rest of us were in a little pack and I ended up finishing P4 great race.

Ring Meister

  • Mike – P started fifth out of 28 and the Toyota GR 86. Got involved in a couple of let’s play chicken incidents at the end of the long street one guy threatened to protest me, but I was clearly beside him when he ran me into the grass.  Finished 15th out of 28.
    • Ran again this time I wrecked out and lap one finished at last
    • Started fifth and finished P3 finally a podium
    • Started at seventh finish third great race. Had to earn that one.
    • Then started at six and got dumped before the green flag DNF
    • Then I finally took Paul position, but dumped the car on my own and like turn six like a fool bounding over the curbs

IMSA

  • Brad W – P7 Sebring GT3 – Oh what could have been. Had a very fast Ford but got way too aggressive trying to get to the podium. I spun it out coming through Sunset white trying to overtake p3. The Mustang was not happy at all in this corner and it was my biggest challenge all race. I have been moved up to Division 3 so the goal is to finish in the top 10 in points like I did last season in Div 4.
  • William W- P7 – Sebring. Messed up qualifying badly. Slow first lap and got an offtrack on my second. Would have been pole, but instead started P16. Very hard working my way up through the field. 2 wide for almost first 2 whole laps and I don’t think I was out of traffic the entire race. Made it up to P10 by pit stop, and got P9 in the pits. Made it to 8th, and couldn’t get past Mustang in front, but he sent it on the mustang in front of him in Sunset on last lap. Was able to follow him through for P7. Good result but could have been much better with a proper start. 

GT3 America Fixed

  • Donnie- Laguna Seca – Ran two races and finished P13 and P9.  Races were clean and my pace picked up with each lap.

INDYCAR OVAL – Fixed

  • Donnie – Auto Club, a P13 and a P10.  The set was super tight, the track was super bumpy and I was rocking the Ellis 100% force feed back.  70 Lap runs burns your shoulders out…lol

League / Hosted Races

Grass Roots Racing 

GTP/GT3 League – Le Mans Endurance Race

  • William W –  P2. Only 1 clean quali lap or would have been pole. Started P4. Got P3 on first lap and then moved to P2 on the second. Quickly figured out I would need to save fuel with our enduro BOP to make it 8 laps. Spent the first 2 stints fuel saving. Me and P1 pulled a 3 second gap in the first stint. I stupidly took tires when I probably didn’t have to. Fell to 4th warming the tires. Second stop came out right behind leader, and gained lead when he had to fuel save. Got lead up to 2 seconds at points, but got 2 dumb off tracks and brought him right back and he got around me. Add some bad traffic and another offtrack and fell 2 seconds behind. Was catching again when I realized we were going an extra lap than my fuel calculator had planned. Had to slow to allow GTP leader to pass me before the line on the last lap. P1 pit to not run out, and he crossed the line right before me and GTP lead. So close but so far. 
  • Brad W – P did not finish. One of my least favorite tracks. I could not get the Merc to be stable in the fast sweepers and that cost me multiple slow downs, three in one lap. Completely embarrassed at how I drove after having a great qualifying position. I ended up wrecking and even though we had the fast repairs, I parked it.

Elbows Out Racing League (LMP2 and GT3 Wednesday Nights)

  • William- P6. Finished P8 on track but gained 2 spots due to post race penalties.  Was looking for something to do on Wednesdays and found this league. Interesting set up with 60 min races and required 4 tire stop. Qualified P3, near pole. Actual racing was very good up front, but we had 62 cars in grid and there is quite the IR discrepancy through the field. On lap 2 the mustang in P4 sent it in sunset and hit me in the right rear. Somehow I saved it but lost a lot of time and tires were angry for 2 laps. Got passed by P5 on pace and was running 5th when I pit. P11 after pits and half spun the car in the hairpin. Between that, apparently botching the pit strat in new league, and some awful traffic luck I cycled to 9th once all pit stops were done. Was able to chase down 8th and pass him on last lap for finish.

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – ran carburetor cup finished 7 at Monza oval

Final Thoughts

Words Spoken in Closing Audio Clip -“”Thank you for listening to the iRacers Lounge podcast make sure to go subscribe to us on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Google Play, Facebook & Twitter, See You On The Track .” 

TITLE

  1. Bigger and Thicker

Description

On today’s show we find out which four drivers are competing for the Dale Earnhardt Jr Cup, share more experiences from the Sim Gaming Expo, see what was fixed in the first patch of the 2025 Season 4 build, check out some new wheel rims, does Simucube have something new planned and has Logitech released the Fanatec killer?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – https://x.com/mikedeanellis

David Hall – https://x.com/dmixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus

Donnie Spiker – https://www.instagram.com/spikerman19/

Brad Wrenn – https://x.com/bradwrenn

John Kerley – https://x.com/KerleyJohnE

Justin Pearson – https://www.facebook.com/justin.pearson.5811

Bobby Jonas – https://x.com/bjonas71

William Westbrook – https://www.facebook.com/william.westbrook.35

Links:

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Episode 0501

9/11/2025 – My, Your UI Is So Small – Episode 0501

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show, we will recap our experiences at the Sim Gaming Expo, discuss hardware we saw and tried, get you up to speed on the 2025 Season 4 Build Release, find out which display setup is faster and does iRacing have a problem it can’t fix?

And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..

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Topics

We Made It!

Gomez At The SGE

Sim Labs At The SGE

Simucube At The SGE

Apevie Simulator At The SGE

BDH Shifter At The SGE

VPG Porsche Cup Wheel

TK At The SGE

Driven Dynamix At The SGE

A Well Timed Gift

https://www.adminboxx.com/product/adminboxx-4-0/DPMFKYLKNWQ3IOZJ4L3JBMOC

Sims By Racers At The SGE

Engage Launch Mode

Willow Springs Upgrades

No Place Like Home

iRacing Has A Problem

Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO

Ovals At Two Road Courses?

Oulton Park

Mexico City

Indy NXT

Morad On The GT4 Updates

Ford Mustang Darkhorse GT4

2025 Season 4 Build Notes 

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/84635/2025-season-4-release-notes-2025-09-08-02

2025 Season 4 Preliminary Schedule

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/84810/2025-season-4-preliminary-schedule-pdf/p1

Track Limits?

NiS Bristol 500

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-iracing-bristol-500-special-event-2025

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-september-9-to-september-15-2025

Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

The RSR-21 Rig

The Most Innovative?

New Products From Turtle Beach

Which Is Faster?

Need Haptics?

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Wednesday Open -NiS – Bristol

  • David – P2 – 2 cars on lead lap
  • Brad- P 30 It went about how I expected it to go. Had a 4x before the start from being run into during the pace laps. Was collected in multiple accidents until the big one ended the night just 45 laps in. 10 cautions in the first 45 laps, I really don’t know what to say anymore. 

Thursday Open- NiS – Bristol

  • Mike- P ended up with 16 X by lap 150 with only 12 seconds damage. It’s kind of ridiculous ended up getting a drive-through penalty eventually let some lapses run top three top four pretty much ended up getting DQ out about 80 to go.  That last incident was a code. I was not even 3 feet from the guy.
  • David – P race control sucks ass, got black flagged after fixing 7 out of 12 minutes and getting back descent speed cause race control couldn’t get people lined up worth shit. Its getting old.

Official Series


League / Hosted Races

The podcast challenge at the arcade

  • P1 Brad
  • P2 David
  • P3 Tyler Beaman
  • P4
  • P5
  • P6 Brad Beamon
  • P7 Justin
  • P8 Greg

Grass Roots Racing 

GTP/GT3 League – Sebring Sprint Race

  • William W –  P
  • Brad W – P3 Started p5 and was able to stay upfront all race. The Merc is so bad on the front tires late in the run and I had a time holding off p4. First podium for me in the league.

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – ran the Ray FF 1600 at Virginia international raceway got wrecked out

Final Thoughts

Words Spoken in Closing Audio Clip -“”Thank you for listening to the iRacers Lounge podcast make sure to go subscribe to us on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Google Play, Facebook & Twitter, See You On The Track .” 

TITLE

  1. My, Your UI Is So Small.

Description

On today’s show, we will recap our experiences at the Sim Gaming Expo, discuss hardware we saw and tried, get you up to speed on the 2025 Season 4 Build Release, find out which display setup is faster and does iRacing have a problem it can’t fix?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – https://x.com/mikedeanellis

David Hall – https://x.com/dmixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus

Donnie Spiker – https://www.instagram.com/spikerman19/

Brad Wrenn – https://x.com/bradwrenn

John Kerley – https://x.com/KerleyJohnE

Justin Pearson – https://www.facebook.com/justin.pearson.5811

Bobby Jonas – https://x.com/bjonas71

William Westbrook – https://www.facebook.com/william.westbrook.35

Links:

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Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

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Episode 0500

9/6/2025 – Get Off My Lounge – Episode 0500

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we are live for our 500th episode from the Sim Gaming Expo in Chicago. Join us as we look at the history of the show, updates from the show and much more.

And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..

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Topics

Episode 0500 – How Did We Get Here?

Using 4 Digits As the Episode Number story….

How old will we be when we get to 1000?

It takes a village – Mike Ellis, Alan Pajari, Jose Pabon, Carlos Fonseca, Brad Miller, Chris Scales, Tony Groves, Tony Rochette, Will Gibson, Jonas Hankins, Jeff Walton, Kyle Fleischman, Colton Landes, Phil Linden, Greg Hecktus, Bobby Jonas, Steve Thomson, David Hall, Stephen LouAllen, Joe Owens, Mason Stiver, Josh Sleeter, Bill Hull, Jesse Gray, Shane Chastain, Adam Thompson, Adam Josselyn, Brad Wren, Justin Pearson, John Kerley, William Westbrook. Thank you to everyone who has participated in this project.

F1 Podium SOF

How Many Hours Of Pacing?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/84339/is-phoenix-finale-nis-full-length

Indy NXT Next Week

Aston Martin Vantage EVO GT3

When Will iRacing Deliver?

Why No 24 Hours Of Le Mans?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/84365/where-are-our-24-hours-of-le-mans

Going…Going…Gone

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/79543/2025-season-3-4-track-retirement-planning/p1

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/718966/#Comment_718966

Novak Locks In!

https://www.iracing.com/zack-novak-returns-to-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-victory-lane-at-texas-advances-to-championship-4

I’m Dropping The Hammer!

Surpise!

Ontario: The Silliest Street Course?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/84438/the-worlds-silliest-street-course-is-coming-to-iracing

Mustang Darkhorse GT4 Has Arrived

Always The Bridesmaid

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/84471/winless-stats

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-september-2-to-september-8-2025

Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Thermaltake

Eyes On The Track, Not On The CPU

Gomez Interlock

Simagic Evo QR-A Quick Release

Simucube Announces At The SGE

https://simucube.com/simucube-co-pedal/

Next Level Sound

Stay In Your Lane

Astra By Cube Controls

Bring On The Motion

Podium 1 Cart Rig

Sim Labs New Quick Connect

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – NiS – Darlington

  • David – P wrecked, a guys block went bad for both of us
  • Brad- P24 Wrecked again. Same story, different week. The absurdity on NiS right now is on a crazy level.

Sunday Open- NiS – Darlington

  • David – P Wrecked out on lap 4
  • Tony – P5
  • Joe – p I got wrecked with to much damage on lap 26

Sunday Fixed- NiS – Darlington

  • Mike- P9- there were seven cautions in the first 50 laps. I was involved in six of them and I had 16 x 50 laps by halfway I was at 24X and had to run the last half of the race with no incidence, but somehow pulled it off and ended up with a P9 attrition was major only 19 cars finished at a 37

Wednesday Open -NiS – Gateway

  • Mike- P fixed – ended up finishing 21st. I had 24 incident points.  I got 12 before last 19 in Rex that were not by doing.  Total shit show 12 different cautions.  I had admitted to look for damage and that was a mistake and that put me in the back and I lost my track position. Never really could regain it.  
  • Mike- open- p12- pretty much kept it clean, but got messed up in a couple incidents in the end and lost some track position. Was able to get it back most of it and finish P 12 happy with that.
  • Justin – P wrecked out on the first green white checker running third spin the tires on a restart. 
  • Chris – P wrecked out too much damage we’re done
  • David – P went the last 20 or 30 laps trying to serve a black flag, but couldn’t.   Served it at the end.  This race was once again a shit show.  First this one guy caused literally the first 5 cautions and took out almost every team mate in the split.  Making unsafe moves and unable to hold a line.  Later in the race a guy tries to take it 3 wide and fails to stay in the 3rd inside lane, taking me out.  Apologizes, ok….but then 2 restarts later does the same kind of shit.  I’m fucking sick of this and if iRacing isn’t going to do something about people like this then they really don’t give a shit about the quality of official racing.  As long as no one goes about policing themselves, or using bad language, iRacing is happy.
  • Brad- P22 Not even sure where to begin with this one. Wrecked twice by the same driver that caused four yellows. Overall 19 cautions and a 120 lap race that took over two hours to finish. Ended up 3 laps down driving a half fixed car trying to avoid getting an incident drive through.

Official Series

Formula Vee 

  • Mike– P7 started a dead last 12 out of 12 did the race to get SR ended with zero incidents and finished P7 due to attrition.
    • P7 started dead last 12 out of 12 zero incidents finish P7 just like the previous race
    • Start a dead last 12th no incidents finished P2. The leaders piled up coming into the checker and I took advantage from six place up to second.
    • Start a 10th out of 12 actually raced with everybody and got up to P5 still no incidents
    • Start a 10th out of 12 and somehow finish P3 still no incident

Mazda cup

  • Ellis– P qualified 12 finish eighth finish with zero incident
    • Start at 12 finish ninth again no incident points
    • Started dead last 12 finished 12 went wide ones had a one incident into the race at 1.97SR almost there
    • Started dead last 12th made it up to fifth but still got a one X avoiding a wreck in front of me. Ended up gaining .5 SR and made it to 2.47 finally. Mission accomplished.

Gen 4

  • Ellis – P top split Kansas car 23 out of 25. Two cautions I missed it car was clean. I finished P 11 pretty fun track to run the top.  The set is just way too tight though to be any fun.  We gotta have a looser set in this car.

Ring Meister

  • Mike – qualified second was chasing the leader. He hit the brakes extremely in my opinion I went to avoid him and had to hit the wall DNF.
    • Next race started second fought the leader real hard and finally got by under heavy pressure and went on to win it winner winner chicken dinner career win number 116 super proud to win in the GT three at Ferrari at the ring nords life Green-hell. 
    •  started P2 finish P2 leader was fast. He drove away from me easily. He was five seconds a lap faster than me.  I’ve run inconsistent 637 and he’s running 632 with the best of 630.
    • Started third finished third got as high as second actually spun at my myself at one point was still able to finish third.

IMSA

  • Brad W – P8 (Indy-GT3) Had a rather uneventful race until after pitstops. I had decent pace but not as quick as the top 4. I was running p5 after the stop and running down p4 going into T1. Had a lap car that really should have backed out before the corner but did not. He went in too deep and had to check up. I went to his right only to have p6 take us three wide which crowded me into the lapper and I spun. P6’s excuse was I did not know we were three wide. How he did not see what was going on ahead of him is beyond me. After the spin I was p9 but was able to get one spot over the final laps. Really disappointing result.

League / Hosted Races

Grass Roots Racing 

GTP/GT3 League – Indy Sprint Race

  • Brad W – P5 I did not have the pace of the top 4 so I tried to play the undercut on pitstops but blew the pitroad entry and lost too much time. I’m really enjoying this league and still feel that it has really helped my pace in officials.

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – ran an AI race Nashville super Speedway in the Del Laura IR 18 Indy car. Put the adaptive AI on the highest setting started mid got to the lead by lap six.  I’m calling BS on the AI. It’s not strong enough at least thus car at this track.
    • Pick up car finished P7 race an old friend from the past Roderick Norman, and saw a professional Coke driver Dylan alt finish P9
    • Official SK modified fixed at Southern national. 

Final Thoughts

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